Watford
Mauricio Pochettino is adamant Tottenham must focus solely on Sunday's trip to Watford rather than the higher-profile meeting with Premier League leaders Chelsea that follows soon after.
Wednesday's London derby showdown with Chelsea at White Hart Lane is one of the most anticipated fixtures of the season for both sets of fans.
Spurs beat Chelsea 5-3 in January 2015 when the latter were on the way to the Premier League title and Tottenham's hopes of lifting the trophy last season were ended by a bad-tempered 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge in May.
But Tottenham boss Pochettino insists victory over Chelsea would not be half as sweet if it followed a points-dropping performance at Vicarage Road.
"The most important game is Watford," he said. "It's important to try to reduce the gap to the top four.
"We need to be focused on Watford because they are the most important now for us.
"Chelsea have a very big gap now to second and 10 points to us but it's not decisive.
"We need to believe, we're fighting to reduce the gap and we have a very good opportunity when we play them.
"Firstly we need to win against Watford, it's a very important three points, and then we'll see what happens. There are a lot of games ahead, it's nearly the half way through season."
Tottenham boasted the meanest defence in the Premier League over the calendar year, with just 33 goals conceded in 2016.
But Pochettino may opt for the three at the back formation he employed for the first time in the corresponding fixture against Chelsea last season, which Tottenham won 2-1 just after Christmas in 2015.
Pochettino has to adjust his back line as central defender Jan Vertonghen and right-back Kyle Walker are suspended for a match each after picking up their fifth bookings of the season in Wednesday's 4-1 win at Southampton.
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